Professional Compensation/Fees

NO CLE - Supreme Court Preview

A Preview of upcoming Supreme Court bankruptcy cases, featuring ABI Resident Scholar Kara Bruce talking with Eric Brunstad of Dechert LLP (Hartford, Conn.) to preview the bankruptcy cases that the Supreme Court will consider during its 2013 term. Brunstad, who has argued many cases before the Court and is an expert in bankruptcy appellate practice, discusses in depth Law v. Siegel, which questions whether the court may use its general equitable authority under §105 of the Bankruptcy Code to surcharge a debtor's exempt assets, and Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v.

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NO CLE - Rules Update

Luncheon Presentation: Sponsored by MorrisAnderson

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NO CLE - Hotcakes and Hot Topics: Judges’ Roundtable Q&A

This panel will feature a roundtable discussion with bankruptcy judges from the Ninth Circuit and across the country. The judges will share their thoughts and perspectives, as well as take questions from the audience, on topics of current interest in both business and consumer cases.

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NO CLE - Very Good Debates

Business Debate
Resolved: Success fees for financial advisors should be eliminated.
(Sides to be chosen by a coin toss at the beginning of the session.)
Candace C. Carlyon
Shea & Carlyon Ltd.; Las Vegas
Frank A. Merola
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP; Los Angeles
Judicial Debate
Resolved: Claims benefiting from third-party guaranties may be separately classified.
Pro: Hon. Barry Russell

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NO CLE - ABI-Live: How Will the New U.S. Trustee Fee Guidelines Impact You?

The new U.S. Trustee Fee Guidelines will affect all attorneys and firms who work on larger chapter 11 cases filed on or after November 1st. ABI's panel of experts, including the Director of the EOUST, will discuss some of the ways the new guidelines may change day-to-day operations in firms, issues relating to the new market rate benchmarks, and how these changes might alter insolvency practice. Register today to hear government, attorney and academic perspectives on this important and timely topic.

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NO CLE - Financial Advisors Roundtable: The Value of Valuations and Payment of Success Fees (Best and Worst Practices)

This panel will discuss examples of when and how t use valuation opinions and expertise, and the fee structure pitfalls that can impact credibility. When is it appropriate (if ever) to use success fees for valuation opinions.

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NO CLE - You Have Bills to Pay? Ethics in Getting Paid in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 Cases

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NO CLE - The State of the Economy and Bankruptcy Profession

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NO CLE - Judges’ Roundtable: Selected Current Topics

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NO CLE - Bankruptcy Litigation and Ethical Lines: Selected Topics

“Group Privileges”: What are the limits of the attorney-client and work-product privileges that can be asserted by official committees and their members? Ad hoc committees and their members? Bank syndicates and their members; Conflicts: Latest developments in disclosure and disqualification, the use of conflicts counsel, UST Guidelines, etc.; The New U.S. Trustee Guidelines: What ethical concerns are raised by the new UST Guidelines on professional retention and fee applications (including issues relating to attorney/client privilege)?

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